I'm not an academic type unless that's a hereditary trait but whenever studying I print more than I'd like. I read hard copy on the train, on breaks at work, on the couch, sometimes even on the trainer.

However I recycle more than most anyone I know (except maybe your grandma). Once it's read and absorbed to my brain cells if I don't actually need to file it papers get recycled or even re-used as scratch paper and then recycled ....

Since I buy recycled paper products (yes, even the TP) it's used several times.

I don't feel so bad